Events by SAMS-art
Below are Events that SAMS-art has been involved with. For more information on any of these events, please get in touch. Thanks!
Current Events
IOTA - Div/sion of Power
Fletcher Moss Art Gallery, The Old Parsonage
16th November - 25th November 2012
Group exhibition of 40 artists exploring the structures of curatorial practice.
In collaboration with Institute of Temporary Art - iotart.wordpress.com
The Old Parsonage
Stenner Lane
Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2RQ
www.didsburyparsonagetrust.org.uk
Levenshulme Planters...
...@ Anitques Village
• Monday 23rd July - 10.00 - 4.00pm
• Tuesday 31st July - 10.00 - 4.00pm
Art Workshop At Antique's Village
...@ Trove
• Tuesday 24th July 10.00 - 4.00pm
• Tuesday 7th August 10.00 - 4.00pm
Art Workshop At Trove
...@ Inspire
• Thursday 2nd August 10.00 - 12.00pm
• Monday 6th August - 10.00 - 4.00pm
Art Workshop At Inspire
...@ POD
• Monday 13th August - 10.00 - 4.00pm
• Tuesday 14th August 10.00 - 4.00pm
Art Workshop At POD
Everyone is invited to help us get going with a Growing Project to brighten up our streets and show what we can grow.
Herbs, flowers, vegetables...what does your family know?
Come and draw ideas with Stacey and Lydia
We need your help paint and decorate the planters and to help make where we live even better!
See the Grow-a-Planter Project in Levenshulme page for up-to-date information and progress.
For more information contact Stacey:
stacey@sams-art.co.uk
theantiquesvillage.com
www.trovefoods.co.uk
www.lev-inspire.org.uk
www.pod-deli.co.uk
Previous Events
Co-operatives United
Manchester Central, UK
29 October - 2 Novemeber 2012
Commissioned Postcards by Bankley Artists Andy Broadey, Stacey Coughlin and Clair Graubner on sale at the Co-operatives United conference.
Created for The Co-operative Membership in collaboration with Bankley Studios & Gallery.
Manchester Central
Windmill Street
Petersfield
Manchester
M2 3GX
www.manchester2012.coop
ImagiNation
Bankley Studios Gallery
Saturday 27th October 2012
12.30 - 3.30pm
Welcome to the land of creativity and inspiration!
Come and join us to make a temporary glimpse of a magical world of all things arty. Help us plant a fantastical forest and bring your own cardboard boxes etc. to build a gigantic landscape of recycled materials.
FREE (Donations welcome towards cost of materials)
Suitable for ages 3 upwards
For more information, contact:
stacey@sams-art.co.uk
As part of Levenshulme Festival: www.levenshulmefestival.co.uk
Bankley Studios & Gallery
Bankley Street
Levenshulme
Manchester
M19 3PP
www.bankley.org.uk
Greater Than The Sum
ARC Community Gallery
25th August - 19th September 2012
An exhibition of work from members from the Arts for Life group at Arc. In partnership with AgeUK Stockport.
Arts for Recovery in the Community
33m Vauxhall Works
Greg Street
Reddish
Stockport
SK5 7BR
www.artsforrecovery.com
ARThletic Art Awards
As part of the festivities for the Torch Procession, we are organising an art competition and workshop. Anyone is welcome to enter and win special arty prizes - and it's free!
The competition is to...
Design a medal or trophy for an imaginary game/race
Entries can be posted at several 'drop-off points' around Levenshulme:
• Trove
• Antiques Village
• Levenshulme Library
• POD Deli
• Isis Cafe
• Inspire
Deadline for Entries 4.30pm on Saturday 23rd June 2012
The competition will be judged by Bankley Artists and our local torch bearer Brenda Harkin!
All the entries will be displayed on the Village Green for the procession at 8.00am on Sunday 24th June, where there will also be an art workshop in the morning.
The best idea and way of representing it will be the winner.
Winners will be announced 8.30am on Sunday 24th June - after the torch has passed.
For more information: www.sams-art.co.uk/artawards
60 Drawings
Bankley Studios & Gallery
Bankley Studios & Gallery
Bankley Street
Levenshulme
Manchester
M19 3PP
Opening Times:
Preview - 6.00 - 9.00pm, Friday 1st June
2nd - 8th June
11.00 - 5.00pm
60 Artists have been asked to submit one drawing in an exhibition that lays bare the tradition of drawing in individual contemporary practices. With the democracy of open submission, '60 Drawings' is curated by Carolyn Curtis Magri and Gary James Williams and intends to explore, define and celebrate the locality and discipline of drawing in its diverse forms within the practices of participating artists.
The artists include Pavel Buchler, Sophia Crilly, Kevin Dalton-Johnson, David Hancock, Jenny Core, Daksha Patel, James Roper, Mit Senoj, Daniel Fogarty, Mary Griffiths and many other local and international artists.
Preview - 6.00 - 9.00pm
Friday 1st June
Live Performance By
Kirsty Almeida
7.15 - 8.15 pm
Gaskell's Gem Garden
Jubilee Art Celebrations
Monday 4th June 11.00 - 3.00pm
Gaskells' House
84 Plymouth Grove
Manchester
M13 9LW
Come and take part in creative celebrations to mark the occasion including hat making, flag making, diamond boxes and a permanent mosaic for the garden.
www.elizabethgaskellhouse.org
ARTY-Lympics
Sat 22 October 2011
12.30 - 3.00pm
Art Workshop At Inspire
As part of Levenshulme Festival
Come and have a go at arty games.
Try your skill at 'Paints and Rulers', 'Drawing Draughts' and try making your own family game.
Play against your friends and family in creative competition!
By Stacey Coughlin from Bankley Studios & Gallery
Donations
£ 1.00 Child
£ 2.00 Adult
£ 4.00 Family
At Inspire
747 Stockport Road
Levenshulme
M19 3AR
For more information contact Stacey:
stacey@sams-art.co.uk
www.levenshulmefestival.co.uk
Open Studios 2011
Bankley Studios & Gallery
Open Studios 2011
Sat 17 September 11.00 - 5.00pm
Sun 18 September 11.00 - 5.00pm
Hung, Drawn and Quartered
Sat & Sun 17-18, 24-25 September &
1 - 2 October 11.00 - 5.00pm
Preview for both events
Friday 16 September 6.00 - 9.00pm
Stacey Coughlin - Studio 11
Mini Art Workshop - throughout the Open Studios
Also, displaying work from current series:
• The Presence After
• Architechtural Echoes
Bankley Studios & Gallery
Bankley Street
Levenshulme
Manchester
M19 3PP
www.bankley.org.uk
Sketches of Summer
ARC Community Gallery
16th July - 26th August 2011
An exhibition of work from members, facilitators and artists from Arc.
Arts for Recovery in the Community
33m Vauxhall Works
Greg Street
Reddish
Stockport
SK5 7BR
www.artsforrecovery.com